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Philip Moore
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Philip Moore (1705-1783) was a Manx clergyman and scholar who served as Rector of Ballaugh and Master of the Douglas Grammar School. He played the leading role in the translation and revision of the Manx Bible, revising the whole of the Old Testament translations and the second edition of the New Testament. Bishop Hildesley described him as "well known in the literary world" and "eminently distinguished as the divine, the gentleman, and the scholar."
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